2012 NPSL season explained

Competition:	National Premier Soccer League
Season:	2012
Winners:	FC Sonic
Biggest Home Win:	9–0 Sacramento Gold over San Francisco Stompers
Biggest Away Win:	7–0 Morris County Colonials over Pocono Snow
Prevseason:	2011
Nextseason:	2013

The 2012 National Premier Soccer League season is the 10th season of the NPSL.

Format

Summary of Regions and Conferences

Changes From 2011

Name Changes/Rebrands

The Santa Ana Winds' NPSL side is now affiliated with the Fullerton Rangers. The Lancaster Rattlers have moved to become FC Santa Clarita.^[1]

New Franchises

13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Junior Lone Star FC	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Expansion Team
Phoenix Monsoon	Phoenix, AZ	San Tan Valley, Arizona	Expansion Team
Detroit City FC	Detroit, MI	Detroit, Michigan	Expansion Team
Mississippi Storm	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	Biloxi, Mississippi	Expansion Team
F.C. New York	New York City	Queens, New York	USL Professional Division
Greater Binghamton FC	Binghamton, NY	Binghamton, NY	Expansion Team
AFC Cleveland	Cleveland, OH	Parma, OH	Expansion Team
Rhode Island Reds F.C.	Providence, RI	Cranston, RI	Expansion Team
Seacoast United Mariners	Rockingham County, NH	Portsmouth, NH	Expansion Team
North Coast Tsunami	North Coast, CA	Eureka, CA	Expansion Team
Jersey City Eagles	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City, NJ	Expansion Team
San Francisco Stompers FC	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA	Expansion Team
Myrtle Beach FC	Myrtle Beach, SC	Myrtle Beach, SC	Expansion Team

On Hiatus

Standings

As of 7/22/12
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Northeast Division – Atlantic Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	New York Red Bulls NPSL	14	11	0	3	35	12	+23	33
2	Brooklyn Italians	14	10	1	3	31	15	+16	31
3	New York Athletic Club	12	6	3	3	28	17	+11	21
4	Rhode Island Reds	13	5	4	4	18	23	−5	19
5	Mass United	13	4	1	8	23	28	−5	13
6	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	3	4	7	17	30	−13	13
7	Seacoast United Mariners	14	2	5	7	17	26	−9	11
8	FC New York	14	2	4	8	10	28	−18	10

Northeast Division – Keystone Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	FC Sonic	12	10	1	1	22	3	+19	31
2	Morris County Colonials	11	7	3	1	34	15	+19	24
3	Jersey City Eagles FC	11	6	2	3	21	16	+5	20
4	AC Crusaders	10	4	0	6	18	27	−9	12
5	Junior Lone Star FC	12	4	0	8	19	30	−11	12
6	Pocono Snow	12	2	3	7	8	24	−16	9
7	Buxmont Torch FC	12	1	3	8	20	27	−7	6

South-Southeast Conference-East

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Georgia Revolution	10	7	1	2	30	16	+14	22
2	Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves	10	5	2	3	20	13	+7	17
3	Myrtle Beach FC	10	4	0	6	11	25	−14	12
4	Jacksonville United	10	3	2	5	21	23	−2	11

South-Southeast Conference-West

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Chattanooga FC	10	6	3	1	23	8	+15	21
2	Knoxville Force	10	6	0	4	14	13	+1	18
3	Rocket City United	10	3	2	5	13	12	+1	11
4	Mississippi Storm	10	1	0	9	11	33	−22	3

South-South Central Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	FC New Orleans	2	1	1	0	7	4	3	4
2	Galveston Pirate SC	4	1	1	2	7	14	−7	4
3	Texas South Devils	2	1	0	1	6	3	3	3

South-South Central Conference (Additional teams)

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Galveston Pirate SC	9	5	1	3	21	18	3	16
2	FC New Orleans	2	1	1	0	7	4	3	4
3	Texas South Devils	2	1	0	1	7	2	5	3
4	America USA	2	1	0	1	5	4	1	3
5	Regals SCA	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
5	Club America Academy	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
5	FC Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Midwest-Central Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Madison 56ers	12	9	0	3	33	13	+20	27
2	Milwaukee Bavarians	12	8	0	4	39	29	+10	24
3	Quad City Eagles	12	5	3	4	23	21	+2	18
4	Minnesota TwinStars FC	12	5	2	5	34	29	+5	17
5	Eau Claire Aris FC	12	0	1	11	18	55	−37	1

Midwest-Great Lakes Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Erie Admirals	12	6	5	1	28	17	+11	23
2	Detroit City FC	12	5	5	2	26	10	+16	20
3	AFC Cleveland	12	4	7	1	22	15	+7	19
4	Greater Binghamton FC	12	2	3	7	14	29	−15	9
5	FC Buffalo	12	1	4	7	11	30	−19	7

West Division – Northern Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Bay Area Ambassadors	14	9	1	4	34	17	+17	28
2	Sonoma County Sol	14	6	4	4	27	21	+6	22
3	Sacramento Gold	14	7	1	6	36	31	+5	22
4	Real San Jose	14	5	4	5	29	20	+9	19
5	San Francisco Stompers	13	3	3	7	12	42	−30	12
6	North Coast Tsunami	13	3	1	9	11	30	−19	10

West Division – Southern Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	San Diego Flash	14	11	2	1	51	12	+39	35
2	FC Santa Clarita	14	8	3	3	40	24	+16	27
3	Fullerton Rangers	14	8	2	4	35	24	+8	26
4	San Diego Boca	14	5	3	6	33	27	+6	18
5	FC Hasental	14	4	2	8	20	27	−7	14
6	Phoenix Monsoon	12	0	0	12	6	59	−53	0

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20120220120137/http://www.npsl.info/stats/index_E.html

Playoffs

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Format

NORTHEAST
The top two finishers in the Keystone and Atlantic Conference play in a crossover playoff. WEST
The top two finishers in the North and South place in a crossover playoff. MIDWEST-CENTRAL
No playoff. Champion qualifies for National Tournament. MIDWEST-GREAT LAKES
Top four teams are playing in a playoff tournament. SOUTHEAST
East and West Division winners play each other for Championship.

Northeast Division Playoffs

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West Division Playoffs

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Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs

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Midwest Final

NPSL Championship

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Semi-finals

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NPSL Championship Game

Notes

1. Web site: Rangers ready for NPSL season. Fullerton Rangers. Pitchero. 10 April 2012. https://archive.today/20120731185554/http://www.fullertonrangersnpsl.com/news/rangers-ready-for-npsl-season-555108.html. 31 July 2012. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: PLAYOFF PICTURE. National Premier Soccer League. 13 July 2012. https://archive.today/20130129152051/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/644999.html. 29 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Visitor and Ticket Information. sdspsoccermarketing.com. 25 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725165622/http://www.sdspsoccermarketing.com/visitor-and-ticket-information. 25 July 2012. dead.